FR 04N35A — Bell Meadow Trailhead in CA

Road corridorStanislaus NF, Summit Ranger District

15 mi from Mi-Wuk Village

Maps 6,580 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.4 run through a ski area (Dodge Ridge Ski Area); its operator's rules may apply there, so check posted signs.

Stay limit: 21 days · Per calendar year, counted per ranger district

VerizonWEAK

AT&TNONE

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkGOOD

Easy

All 0.4 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, paved the whole way.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Pinecrest Peak stands 1,861 ft above the map pin, 2.8 miles northeast.
Gooseberry Creek runs 0.7 mi off.
Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

the following acts are prohibited within the Stanislaus National Forest…In any undeveloped location within one Ranger District for longer than 21 total days during a calendar year.
Camping rules

October normals 35–61°F, 2.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

FR 04N35A — Bell Meadow Trailhead in CA -- Camping Rules & Access